A new healthcare facility is due to be established in Belaga, Sarawak, to deliver vital medical care to the region’s dispersed longhouse settlements. The two-level clinic—funded with about RM2.5 million from the Health Ministry’s Rural Infrastructure programme—will feature:
• General consultation room and treatment area
• Minor procedure (day-surgery) suite
• Dental and maternal wards
• Basic laboratory and pharmacy
• Living quarters for nurses and district health officers

Scheduled for completion next year, it will serve over 6,000 people across more than 100 longhouses and riverine villages, many of whom currently endure hours of boat travel to reach the nearest clinic.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Alicia Lim said the initiative highlights the government’s resolve to narrow the primary healthcare divide between urban centres and Sarawak’s interior. “By placing a fully staffed clinic in Belaga, we enable earlier detection and treatment of common illnesses, provide antenatal care for mothers, and bring emergency response capabilities closer to communities,” she remarked at the groundbreaking ceremony.

To run the clinic, the Health Department will assign two medical officers, six staff nurses and a technical assistant. A water-treatment system and solar panels will ensure uninterrupted utilities, while an upgraded logging road will allow land vehicles to deliver medicines and supplies throughout the year.

Local leaders welcomed the project, noting it will lower medical travel expenses and enhance overall wellbeing. They also called for continued investment in ambulance boats, telemedicine services and outreach clinics to reach the most remote upriver settlements.

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